Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-25
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FOREIGN.
THE EARTHQUAKE.
A Fearful Loss of Life and Destruction
of Property.
LONDON, February 9th Further dis
patches concerning the earthquake in
Southern Europe state that although there
have been no further shocks at Nice. the
panic has not yet subsided. Fugi;iyes are
fleeing in every direction. The people are
afraid to enter their houses and hotels, and
last evening the nights back of the city
were crowded with refugees. Two .hou-
sand English, American and Russian yis-
itors were camped out during the night on
elevated grounds. Six thousand persons
have left the city for Paris. The son of
Albert n. Hathaway, the American Consul
at Nice, was seriously injured. There have
been no further disturbances at Monte
Carlo. The place is filed with thousands
of refugees from Cannes. Nice, Mentone
and San Reno. 1t is difficult to find shelter
for great number of people and last night
msny of them We're compelled to camp
out. K more confident feeling prevails
to day. Gaming has been suspended and
the band is playing on the terrace for The
purpose of restoring confidence 10 the
frightened people.
THE EFFECTS MORE SERIOUS THAN EX-
PEcTED.
ROME, February 2Ith.-Details have been
received this morning of the results of the
earthquakes yesterday, showing that the
effects were far more serious than was
thought The loss of life and destruction
of property is learned to have been terrible.
The most startling news comes from the
Genoese Riviera. Over fifteen hundred
persons were killed in that district. At the
village of Bajardo. situated at the top of a
hill, a number of inhabitants took refuge
in church when the shocks were first felt
Subsequent shocks demolished the church,
and three hundred people iii it were killed.
The destruction of property in sections of
Italy visited by the earthquake was i'm
mense and widespread.
MORE SHOCKS TO-DAY.
I.oNpox, February 24th.-Another shock
was felt at MentoGe to-day. 1t was so Sc
we're that houses were shaken. No one was
injured. Additional details concerning the
damage done by yesterdays shocks show
that in some cases villages built on noun
tain sides were toppled into the valleys.
Three railway trains have been dispatched
with food for the sufferers. A number of
soldiers have also been sent to assist them.
RENEWAL OF THE EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTHERN
FRANCE.
PARIS, February 24th.-4 P. M-The re-
newal of earthquake shocks has occurred
in the southern section of France. A
terrible disaster is momentarily expected.
Nice, Cannes and Mentone are half &C.
serted. Fears are expressed for the safety
| of the Prince of Wales and the Orleans
| Princes, all of whom are in the section OF
country where the earthquakes prevail.
! FIVE MORE SHOCKS TO PAY,
| PARIS, February 24th.-Five slight shock;
! of earthquake we're felt to-day at Nice and
| Cannes, but no injury was done. Yester.
day disturbances killed two persons ano
| injured ten at Nice; killed four and injured
two at Bar; killed TWO and injured twelve
at Boltene. At Chateau Neuf many
were injured. At Sayona two houses fell
killing nine persons and injuring fifteen
The whole population of Savona are
! bivouacked about the town.
| THE NUMBER OF DEATHS.
ROME, February 24th.-Reports of the
| diaster continue to arrive. The total num-
! beT of deaths reported to the present time
| is about 1000. Shocks were felt at Parma
| Turin and Cosepza. Undulations of .he
earth were noticed at Catlmi, in Sicily, al
| the foot of Mount Etna. The Director OF
! the Turin Observatory telegraphs that the
! seismic instrument is quiescent, and no
! further disturbance is feared.
IorTERING HOUSES AT NICE
NICE, February 24th,-Sixty houses here
are totteriDg and ready 10 tail from the
| shatteIiDgs inflicted by yesterdays earth
ouakes. Many others are much damaged
| The Prince OF Wales remains at Cannes.
| Forty persons were injured at Menrone
and one killed. King Charles and Queen
| Olga. OF Wurtemburg, remain in their villa
al Nice.
WHOLE VILLAGE DESTROYED.
ROME, February 24ih.-It is reported that
at Brussana. II village OF 500 inhabitants,
the successive shocks legeied nearly every
house. One-third Of the people are said 10
be buried in the ruins. and there is no hope
| of rescuing them. and not one OF them to
assist in burying the dead.
No Verdict in the Irish Travcrsers Case.
DUBLIN, February 2ilh.-On the resump-
ton this morning OF the trial of Dillon,
o Brien, Redmond and others for their
connection with the plan of campaign,
Judge Murphy continued his charge 10 the
jury. He said that if the jury believed
that the traverseTS had d'united in agreeing
10 urge the people to do what the indict-
inent alleged, the traverseis had acted un-
lawfully. The Judge then concluded mis-
charge. and the jury retired to consider
their verdict. After short absence from
the Courtroom they returned and reported
that they were not able to agree Upon q
verdict.
The German Elections.
BERLIN, February 24th.-The results in
334 districts are definitely known. The
candidates elected comprise - New Ger
man Liberals, including two who favor the
Septennate. 73 Conservatives. 30 Imperial
lists, 80 National Liberals, % Centerists, in
GLIDING three who support the army bill ;
l5 Poles, Is Alsaiians, Guelphs, Dane
and Socialists. Re elections will be ne
cessary in 60 districts. The Ultramontane
leader, Baron Won Frankenstein is re-
elected.
The French Budget = Locomotives for
Panama.
PARIS. February 2ith.-The Senate, by q
vote OF 30 10 SO, has reinserted in the
Budget the credit for sub-Prefects, the e.
lection OF which by the Chamber of Depu-
lies. was the cause of the overthrow OF the
Freycinet Ministry.
The Panama Canal Company has bought
thirty locomotives in Belgium.
Alexander of Bsttenburg Sick With the
the -mall-pox.
BERLIN, February 24;h.-It is ascertained
that Prince Alexander of Baltenburg, the
deposed Prince of Bulgaria. who was re-
portel yesterday to be lying i'll with gastric
fever at his fathers house in Darnstadt,
has the smallpox.
Austria Defers Mobilization.